Business Value of Blog Tag?

Have you ever been tagged by a blogger?
For example I was just tagged by Daniel Sitter to list 8 random things about me.

The way it works is you post about what the tag requests, and then tag a few other bloggers, like a chain letter.

I get tagged a fair amount. If you follow all tag requests, you might go off topic too often, and that's bad.

But there are a few good aspects of blog tag however:

• Blog Tag is a good way to network, and find other interesting blogs and people. Daniel also tagged Patrick Schaber Ardath Albee Steve Poland  Chris Garrett  Katie Konrath  Pamela Slim Jim Kukral Donald Latumahina Scott Ginsberg -- bunch of good blogs and people there!
• Blog Tag does build links to your blog, and links are good: they help increase the number of visitors you get.
• Blogs are supposed to be personal. A biz blog shouldn't be "I had eggs and ham for breakfast and here's a picture of my cat and her hairball" type personal, but somewhat personal nonetheless. Blog Tag allows you to further expose some of that personality -- what makes you unique, and regular readers are interested as long as you don't overdo it.

Thanks the tag Daniel -- but I already played this game of blog tag and answered here. Toby Bloomberg tagged me previously, but I'll add another random thing about me.

I'm a fat and middle aged guy who rented a bike today while in San Diego on business and biked over 50 miles -- I ended up taking a loooong nap afterwards. In fact I just woke up -- and I feel GREAT!

Comments

[Toby]

Ted - a few more of those bike rides and you'll be "in shape" dude!

[T Demop, Blogging for Business]

Thanks Toby -- time for another bike ride, then pack for going home!

[Daniel Sitter, Idea Seller]

Thanks for responding to this Ted. I'm glad you furnished the link to your previous tag so that I could read more about you there!

I am sincerly interested in learning about all of the folks that I tagged, as you appear to be interesting and talented people. Keep up the great work!

[T Demop, Blogging for Business]

Thank Daniel,
Always interesting to find new blogs I like and learn more about the people I read